Let us take into account that a larger household size than one person creates an “economy of scale” of sorts (i.e. 3 people in a hshld watching TV together or 2 kids sleeping in the same room, etc).
Speaking of “super-users,” I want to know how much energy (gas & elec) each person in a household SHOULD use. In other words, if I can run a 4/2 2200 sf one-person hshld on $35 to $50 mo in the warm months (gas + elec svc in a near-coastal location), would it be safe to say that $35 – $50 PER PERSON is a fair amount of utilities to use in a hshld of MORE than one person (even if they use A/C periodically or have a pool)?
Would $250 be a fair bill for a 5-person hshld? Coastal or inland? Pool or not? What is the REAL reason people complain about $400+ monthly gas/elec bills in SD? If they don’t have a household of 8+ people, WHY are they using so much energy??
I don’t have a pool or A/C but use power tools for several hrs per month, run an electric lawnmower twice per month and have a sprinkler system.
